Villarreal – Malaga BETTING TIPS (12.02.2017)
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Villarreal – Malaga
Villarreal and Malaga play at Camp El Madrigal in a match for the 22nd round of the Primera División. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 10-09-2016, Villarreal won away by (0-2). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 3 and drew 1. In fact, in the last confrontation in this stage, for the Primera Division, on 02-13-2016, Villarreal won by (1-0). Soldado (18 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. Special attention is required for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Analysis Villarreal
The home team is currently in 6th place with 35 points, after 9 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate game, won at home against Granada by (2-0). In the last, tied off against Sevilla by (0-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the league, Villarreal had 22 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 10 games at their stadium. There is a tendency for goals to be scored in their home games as 10 of their last 11 meetings for this competition have finished with over 1.5 goals. In the 21 games he played in this event, he only achieved 1 turnaround in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 11 home games for this competition: they suffered 5 of their 8 goals in the minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Villarreal start to this day very motivated after having managed to steal points away from home against Sevilla, the team that occupies the third position in the Spanish championship. This game against Malaga is considered of the utmost importance for Villarreal, since if you lose this game you can leave the zone that gives access to the European competitions. In this match, commander Fran Escribá should remain faithful to his 4-2-3-1, however, his mentality should be completely offensive, as the opponents of this journey presents various problems of their defensive line. Nicola Sansone, the top scorer of Villarreal with 7 goals scored, is in doubt for this match due to a leg injury. In addition to this player, Espinoza and Musacchio are absent from this game due to injury, however, in the opposite direction is the scorer Roberto Soldado who returns to the choices of the coach after recovering from a physical problem.
Analysis Malaga
The visiting team is currently in 14th place with 22 points, after 5 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, tied off against Osasuna for (1-1). In the last game, lost at home against Espanyol by (0-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with a total of 16 goals scored and 26 conceded; Against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium, with a total of 32 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 away games for the championship, Malaga have scored 4 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 11 games outside of your stadium. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 1-0 (5 out of 11 matches). The team conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has been regular, since it managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that scored few times first and only managed to open the scoring in 4 of their last 21 games for the Primera División, of these 4 reached the break in advantage in 2 and won in the late 90 ‘in 1. In 21 games In this event, only managed 4 rounds in 16 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away games for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: he scored 5 of his 11 goals between the minutes (76′-90 ‘) and 5 of his 11 between (61′-75’).
Málaga go to this game with a 1-0 defeat at home to Espanyol, adding the third slide to play to their fans. It is important to point out that this defeat has made the environment worse for the outfit as it has increased to eight consecutive games without proving the taste of victory in the competition. In this match against Villarreal, a very competent opponent when playing at home, coach Marcelo Romero should opt for a very defensive strategy, exploring only the space on the opponent’s back, however, in some moments of the match must bet everything in the attack. Sandro Ramírez is the great highlight of the visiting group with 7 goals and 2 assists, however, is in doubt for